Enrollment
371
Elementary
DISTRICT 382 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BIRMINGHAM PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 260585004224
Quarton Elementary
771 CHESTERFIELD AVE, BIRMINGHAM, MI 48009 · (248) 203-3429 · Oakland County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL371 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 78% of Michigan public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Michigan public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
2%
9 students
DISTRICT 11% · STATE 55%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 79 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 70 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 69 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 63 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 48 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 42 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (79) is 88% larger than its 5th grade class (42).
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 56% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
70.8%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
67.5%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Michigan schools, those numbers are about 48 and 45.
Source: M-STEP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
66.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.2%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% typical for Michigan schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Michigan's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Quarton Elementary
Quarton Elementary's state test result (66.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quarton Elementary this school | 371 | 2.4% | 66.6% |
| Kerby Elementary School GROSSE POINTE FARMS | 321 | 7.2% | 76.5% |
| Burton Elementary School HUNTINGTON WOODS | 461 | 3.3% | 69.4% |
| Harlan Elementary School BLOOMFIELD HILLS | 373 | 5.9% | 62.5% |
| Breton Downs School GRAND RAPIDS | 451 | 7.3% | 78.5% |
| Wealthy School GRAND RAPIDS | 462 | 6.9% | 78.4% |
Matched among Michigan elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Quarton Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Oakland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.6% | #105 of 1,085 | #24 of 147 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.5% | #118 of 1,072 | #28 of 144 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.8% | #82 of 1,139 | #20 of 157 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 371 | #783 of 1,630 | #117 of 178 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #731 of 1,424 | #100 of 170 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.8% | #1,079 of 1,424 | #154 of 170 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 2.4% | #1,563 of 1,563 | #175 of 175 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.9% | #656 of 979 | #75 of 118 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
371
+64 (+21%) vs 2020
-15% since 1990-91, when it was 436
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 11.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 371 | 23.1 | 16.1:1 | 2% (9) |
| 2023-24 | 366 | 27.4 | 13.4:1 | 2% (7) |
| 2022-23 | 332 | 24.2 | 13.7:1 | 1% (3) |
| 2020-21 | 307 | 26 | 11.8:1 | 2% (6) |
| 2017-18 | 403 | 28 | 14.4:1 | 2% (9) |
| 2015-16 | 432 | 29 | 14.9:1 | 2% (7) |
| 2010-11 | 449 | 26 | 17.3:1 | 4% (17) |
| 2000-01 | 382 | 22 | 17.4:1 | 0% (1) |
| 1990-91 | 436 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Quarton Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (403 to 371); teachers down 18% (28 to 23.1).
About Quarton Elementary
Quarton Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school with its address in BIRMINGHAM, Michigan. It reports enrollment of 371 students in pre-K through 5.
Birmingham Public Schools runs 13 schools with a combined 7,217 students. Quarton Elementary is one of them.
A large majority of enrollment at Quarton Elementary is White, at 89%. The school is also 7% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. The White share of the county population is lower, at 69%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Quarton Elementary scores 21%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Quarton Elementary is 16.1:1, based on 23.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. It is about the same as the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan. Quarton Elementary counts 2% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Oakland County is 32%.
Among Michigan public elementary schools, Quarton Elementary outscored 78%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
Test results at Quarton Elementary are 1.4 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (66.6% actual, 65.2% predicted).
The school's county is Oakland County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $97,760 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 51% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Public schools in Oakland County number 345, with about 169,926 students.
About 0.7 miles separate Quarton Elementary from the closest public school, Birmingham Covington School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Quarton Elementary places 6th out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
Quarton Elementary is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased from 307 to 371, a 21% rise. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 11.8:1; by 2024-25 it was 16.1:1.
Quarton Elementary has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
Oakland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,279,825
Census ACS
Median income
$97,760
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
51%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
345
169,926 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Birmingham Public Schools
- Wylie E Groves High SchoolHigh · 1,108 students
- Ernest W Seaholm High SchoolHigh · 1,081 students
- Berkshire Middle SchoolMiddle · 695 students
- Birmingham Covington SchoolMiddle · 643 students
- Derby Middle SchoolMiddle · 631 students
- Pierce Elementary SchoolElementary · 556 students
Other schools in BIRMINGHAM
- Ernest W Seaholm High SchoolHigh · 1,081 students
- Derby Middle SchoolMiddle · 631 students
- Pierce Elementary SchoolElementary · 556 students
Nearby schools
- Birmingham Covington School0.7 mi · 643
- Ernest W Seaholm High School1.0 mi · 1,081
- Derby Middle School1.7 mi · 631
- Pierce Elementary School1.8 mi · 556
- Harlan Elementary School1.9 mi · 373
- Berkshire Middle School1.9 mi · 695
Frequently asked questions
About Quarton ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Quarton Elementary?
Quarton Elementary enrolls approximately 371 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Quarton Elementary serve?
Quarton Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Quarton Elementary?
Approximately 16.1:1 students per teacher at Quarton Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Quarton Elementary?
At Quarton Elementary, the student body is approximately 89% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Quarton Elementary in?
Quarton Elementary is part of Birmingham Public Schools.
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